senorsoupe Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Just now, Mackie The Staggie said: Yeah, I've timed my dinner wrong so currently jumping between the kitchen and the living room at the moment, cars look a bit more lively this season. The new package was designed to reduce downforce and make the cars more difficult to drive 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie The Staggie Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 1 hour ago, senorsoupe said: The new package was designed to reduce downforce and make the cars more difficult to drive I like it... ....also good damn it Rossi. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mackie The Staggie said: I like it... ....also good damn it Rossi. I'm Fummin' right now!! Am so gutted for Wickens, FFS Rossi!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackdaybob Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Moto GP season starts today. First round is at Qatar. Just had the Moto3 race, Moto2 and MotoGP to follow Thank f**k, it's been a long winter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Moto GP season starts today. First round is at Qatar. Just had the Moto3 race, Moto2 and MotoGP to follow [emoji4] Thank f**k, it's been a long winter [emoji38] My winter ended with the Daytona 500[emoji106] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie The Staggie Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 So this is pretty special........ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie The Staggie Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Anyone catch what can only be described as SFA levels of incompetence in the MotoGP today? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 8 minutes ago, Mackie The Staggie said: Anyone catch what can only be described as SFA levels of incompetence in the MotoGP today? Aye. I can only imagine how pissed off Jack Miller is after the utter farce before the race. Pleased to see Marquez making an absolute c**t of himself and being suitably punished for it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeek Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Anyone catch what can only be described as SFA levels of incompetence in the MotoGP today? What happened? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, Jeek said: What happened? Miller was the only one (I think) that took the chance to start on slicks. Everyone was on the grid, then it became very apart that slick were the correct choice, so they all left the grid and went into the pits to change tyres, which they're not supposed to do since the change of rules to "Flag to Flag". Miller remained on the grid for 35 minutes while the race was delayed, then race control said the tyre changes were legal because of "safety". They then came back to the grid with the race being delayed 15 minutes roughly, and everyone except Miller was made to start from the 6th row back, giving him roughly a 50 yard advantage. Utterly bizarre, and seemingly made up rules. Now this is where the Marquez stuff starts, after the warm-up lap he somehow managed to stall his bike. So he then put his hand up (at which point he should be escorted from the grip into the pits) then decided to bump start it, so ended up about half-way down the grid towards Miller. He got the bike started then rode back up the straight to his original position and had to make his way back into his grid slot. The race was allowed to start and he was leading . Then he was given a ride-through for the whole business at the start which I thought was pretty lenient. Then on his way back through, nerfed Aleix Espargaro out of the way, luckily avoiding a crash, done the same again to another rider. Then continued to make his way to the front, done the same again to Rossi which forced Rossi onto the grass and he crashed. Marquez was then given a 30 second penalty which put him outside the points He was lucky not to get disqualified IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie The Staggie Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Yeah, the stuff at the start was pure amateur hour and smacks of the tail wagging the dog more than anything, but the stuff Marquez pulled was ridiculous. He should have been disqualified for going against traffic at the start, let alone the contact with the other riders. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeek Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Miller was the only one (I think) that took the chance to start on slicks. Everyone was on the grid, then it became very apart that slick were the correct choice, so they all left the grid and went into the pits to change tyres, which they're not supposed to do since the change of rules to "Flag to Flag". Miller remained on the grid for 35 minutes while the race was delayed, then race control said the tyre changes were legal because of "safety". They then came back to the grid with the race being delayed 15 minutes roughly, and everyone except Miller was made to start from the 6th row back, giving him roughly a 50 yard advantage. Utterly bizarre, and seemingly made up rules. Now this is where the Marquez stuff starts, after the warm-up lap he somehow managed to stall his bike. So he then put his hand up (at which point he should be escorted from the grip into the pits) then decided to bump start it, so ended up about half-way down the grid towards Miller. He got the bike started then rode back up the straight to his original position and had to make his way back into his grid slot. The race was allowed to start and he was leading . Then he was given a ride-through for the whole business at the start which I thought was pretty lenient. Then on his way back through, nerfed Aleix Espargaro out of the way, luckily avoiding a crash, done the same again to another rider. Then continued to make his way to the front, done the same again to Rossi which forced Rossi onto the grass and he crashed. Marquez was then given a 30 second penalty which put him outside the points He was lucky not to get disqualified IMO. I really hope itv still do the highlights? That sounds insane! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackdaybob Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Moto GP highlights on Ch5 at 7pm tomorrow I believe. An absolute farce at the start yesterday it has to be said. Resulting in a great race though. The only reason I can muster was that Race Direction feared a massive pile up at the start on the pit lane exit as the whole grid minus Jack Millar would be bun fighting down pit exit into turn one. So the next best thing was to give Millar a head start and move the pit lane exit a few rows back on the grid so to speak. Ironically, had Marquez started from pit lane (as he should have after stalling on the grid), he would have ended up in a much better position in the race. He'd have probably won it. That aside, his riding was, at times, terrible with no regard for his fellow competitors. Rightly punished by Race Direction. After all that, the race was excellent ending up with a British winner and a Brit leading the championship for the first time since 1979 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Just watched Nascar Xfinity race on Fox. All the usual booth commentators and pit lane reporters were replaced by cup drivers which was quite hilarious at times. They did really well and Kevin Harvick held it all together and would be a natural when he hangs up his helmet. Jeff Gordon has made the transition from car to commentary really well also. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeek Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Alonso win's the 6hrs of Spa. Le Mans up next. I thought I heard something about Montoya doing Le Mans? he could get the triple crown too if so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Jeek said: Alonso win's the 6hrs of Spa. Le Mans up next. I thought I heard something about Montoya doing Le Mans? he could get the triple crown too if so. I think he is but I don't think he'll be in an LMP1 car so it's unlikely (although not impossible) he'll win. Jenson Button is doing it too and I think he is in an LMP1. Alonso has a 50/50 shot of winning Le Mans and the WEC title. Toyota are the only works team and the rules are effectively rigged to ensure no one is as fast as them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie The Staggie Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Reminder that the North West 200 is on tonight and this weekend. Live streaming can be found on the BBC website, there's also a link on the NW200 website which will take you to the streaming site (http://www.northwest200.org/nw200-racing-watching-listening/) Think the first race is due to start at 17:45 but I would suggest tuning in at 17:30ish to see if they are on schedule. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie The Staggie Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 (edited) About 2 weeks ago, Shakey Byrne had a big off at Snetterton during testing. We heard it was a nasty one......but didn't realise how nasty until this morning when Shakey tweeted his extent of his injuries. Edited May 26, 2018 by Mackie The Staggie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Watching Nascar Xfinity race on Fox Sports1 from Charlotte NC..........best weekend of the year coming up.... apart from Monaco 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 16 hours ago, jimmy boo said: Watching Nascar Xfinity race on Fox Sports1 from Charlotte NC..........best weekend of the year coming up.... apart from Monaco I'm a bit gutted that I couldn't get to the Indy 500 again this year. Will have to watch the greatest spectacle in racing on television 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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